by Dan Chase | Jan 25, 2026 | Sermons
January 25, 2026 · Rev. Derek van Gulden · Isaiah 58:6-11 With a blizzard on the way and the news feeling hopeless, Rev. Derek van Gulden turns to Micah’s call to do justice, love mercy and walk humbly, and to Isaiah’s promise that when we pour ourselves...
by Dan Chase | Jan 18, 2026 | Sermons
January 18, 2026 · Rev. Derek van Gulden · Ephesians 4:1-6; John 1:43-51 On Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, Rev. Derek van Gulden walks through the marks of King’s beloved community, rooted in agape love and the image of God in every person, and admits it takes...
by Dan Chase | Jan 11, 2026 | Sermons
January 11, 2026 · Rev. Derek van Gulden · Psalm 23; Matthew 11:28-30 When the news is relentless and the stress feels overwhelming, Rev. Derek van Gulden turns to Psalm 23 and Jesus’ easy yoke: God provides, but we still have to take part. Turn off the news for...
by Dan Chase | Jan 4, 2026 | Sermons
January 4, 2026 · Rev. Derek van Gulden · Isaiah 60:1-6; Matthew 2:1-12 On Epiphany, Rev. Derek van Gulden wonders what the Magi’s gold, frankincense and myrrh might mean for us now, and members of the congregation step forward as stargazers and a shepherd to...
by Dan Chase | Dec 28, 2025 | Sermons
December 28, 2025 · Rev. Derek van Gulden · Luke 2:21-36 A young farmer in a snowed-in Vermont church once taught Rev. Derek van Gulden to keep it short, and this sermon does. Simeon and Anna join Mary and Joseph, the shepherds and the Magi in a line of unlikely...
by Dan Chase | Dec 24, 2025 | Sermons
December 24, 2025 · Rev. Derek van Gulden · Isaiah 11:1-3, 6-9; Luke 2:1-19 In the Christmas Eve homily, Rev. Derek van Gulden hands the story to Malachi, cousin of Joseph, whose house in Bethlehem was so full of relatives that the only room left was downstairs with...
by Dan Chase | Dec 21, 2025 | Sermons
December 21, 2025 · Rev. Derek van Gulden · Isaiah 7:10-16; Matthew 1:18-25 On the last Sunday of Advent, Rev. Derek van Gulden turns to Joseph, who could have done what custom demanded and instead wrapped his arms around Mary and the child. Their two yeses made love...
by Dan Chase | Dec 14, 2025 | Sermons
December 14, 2025 · Rev. Derek van Gulden · Luke 1:26-56 On the Advent Sunday of Joy, Rev. Derek van Gulden takes Mary down off the pedestal: a poor teenager in an occupied land who says yes anyway, and whose Magnificat is a protest song about scattering the proud and...
by Dan Chase | Dec 7, 2025 | Sermons
December 7, 2025 · Rev. Derek van Gulden · Luke 1:5-25 Jesus was born into a world where those who spoke up disappeared and a few had everything. Rev. Derek van Gulden turns to Zechariah, struck silent until his son John was born, who still found ways to do what he...
by Dan Chase | Nov 30, 2025 | Sermons
November 30, 2025 · Rev. Derek van Gulden · Lamentations 3:46-57; Luke 2:1-5 On the first Sunday of Advent, Rev. Derek van Gulden describes the world Jesus was born into, centuries of silence and occupation under Caesar and Herod, and asks the congregation to name...
